Baby products
I have just been using water and cotton wool for cleaning nappy and bathing baby and just a tiny blob of shampoo as recommended by the midwife but I was just wondering when it is ok to start using baby wipes and all the other baby lotions and stuff I have been bought as gifts? Are any of you using them yet? or when do you plan to use them?
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I am the same as you as in using just water. I haven't even used shamppo yet as water is cleaning his hair fine at the minute.
I am not sure on a time when you should start using products but I am going to wait until he is at least 8 weeks old
I suppose at the end of the day it is entirely up to you.
Some people even use them as soon as they are born x
I'm using a mixture. I use wipes when we're out for ease, and also at night as she gets grumpy being changed so I try to do it as quick as possible to get her off to sleep again with minimal fuss! And the rest of the time I use just water on cotton wool to clean her.
For her bath, I use one squirt of a sensitive baby bath in the water. It's the same as they used in the hospital and we went to buy it special from the chemist's on the way home. I also use oilive oil on dry skin and some nappy cream on her bum and bits when we change her as she was a bit red.
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[Modified by: Mitxi and El Bumpo on May 28, 2010 04:34 PM]
We're not using any baby shampoo/washes until she's at least 4 weeks old - midwife and health visitor both said best for now to avoid her dry skin getting worse and also said to only bath every 3 days for now as she's not dirty and her skin needs the natural oils that washing too often will strip from her.
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